NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS!

How many of you Hogwarts students sit around in your dormitories or common rooms at night or on the weekends with absolutely nothing to do except chess, exploding snap or—dare I say it—school work? But now here's something new, something fresh, and something scandalous.

Introducing the HOGWARTS HEARSAY, a brand-spanking-new glossy with all the latest and greatest gossip from all over the school and wizarding world. What more could anyone want? The Hearsay is your number one source for all the juicy details you're just dying to hear but have no access to.

Want to know what Head Boy James Potter does on the weekends? Want to know who Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain George Laurence is snogging? Want to know exactly what kind of knickers Professor McGonagall wears? Look no further, dear reader!

This weekly rag-mag is going to be full of everything you've ever wanted to know about everyone – and then some. It's all very exciting and very… er, inappropriate. Not according to any of the students' standards, but to the administration. And after careful consideration the staff of the Hearsay would like to plead to the student body that they not snitch on us. If you do, we'll know who you are. Every person who picks up a copy of the Hearsay will henceforth be bound to silence. That is, silence toward the professors. There's some of ye olde magick going on here, folks, and should you tell, you'll see what we mean. Scary enough? We'd like to think so.

So with that out of the way, keep your eyes open for a new copy in your common room each week. You'll see it, but the teachers won't. To their eyes, it'll just look like a bunch of old study notes.

We look forward to keeping you entertained and up-to-date!

Sincerely,

The Staff of the Hearsay

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Would you like to drop off a tip?

Yeah, we know. We have our own eyes and ears opened and peeled everywhere, but we could always use a little bit of help. If you have something you'd like to tell us, send an owl to:

The Hogwarts Hearsay

Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry

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